Lizanne Henderson

Dr. Lizanne Henderson is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow's School of Social & Environmental Sustainability, specializing in Early Modern Scottish and British history, witch-hunts, exploration, human-animal studies, and Arctic research. Born in Toronto, Canada, she holds a BA from the University of Guelph, an MA from Memorial University, and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde.

• Affiliations: Center for Scottish and Celtic Studies, Glasgow Centre for International Development, Center for Fantasy and the Fantastic.
• Key roles: Editor of Review of Scottish Culture (2013-2020), Board Member of the Folklore Society (2000-2013).

Her research focuses on supernatural beliefs, witch trials, Arctic exploration, and wildlife tourism. Notable works include Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment (2016), which won the Katharine Briggs Book Award. She has lectured globally and led expeditions across the Arctic and Scottish coasts.

Awards include the 2014 Visiting International Scholar at the University of Melbourne and the 2001 Michaelis-Jena Ratcliffe Prize. Her grants include funding from Historic Environment Scotland and the Crichton Research Fund.